1995: Significance of worship at the lord’s feet

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform. In this auspicious year 2015 commemorating the 90th birthday of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, we offer a compilation of key messages from the over 140 discourses in the month of July, including Guru Poornima Days between the years 1958 and 2009.

1995:    Significance of worship at the lord’s feet

In order to light the jyothi you need four things - a container, oil, wick and a match-stick (fire) to

light it. For dispelling the darkness outside, you need these four. Similarly for dispelling the

darkness within you, you need the Jyothi of Wisdom.

Only by the light of the Divine lamp inside can you blossom as a worthwhile person. Inner purity

is the greatest wealth that one can acquire. The inner purity is the wick in the container of the

heart. Devotion is the oil and Divine Grace is the fire with which the lamp of wisdom can be lit.

The prime requisite for achieving Divine Grace is to have harmony in thought, word and deed.

To experience the Divine within you all you have to do is to dedicate all your actions to the

Divine. No other spiritual exercise is necessary. This does not mean you should give up other

forms of worship like japa. The basic equipment is that whatever spiritual exercise is done it

should be performed whole-heartedly, with full concentration.

The ancient sages had a vision of the Supreme Lord Vishnu reclining on the Ksheerasaagara

(Ocean of Milk) and adored Him in that form.  In this heart Lord Sriman Naaraayana is resting. This is the reason why the Lord is described as Hridhayavaasi (the Dweller in the Heart). Every human heart is a shrine of God, In the Ocean of Milk in such a heart, no room should be given for crocodiles and whales in the form of evil qualities to dwell.

One's actions determine one's future. Actions are of three kinds, Thoughts are one kind. Giving

expression to them is another. Acting according to one's words is the third. The mind is

responsible for thoughts, the tongue for speech and the hands for actions. The combination of

thought, word and deed represents the human state. These three account for man's pleasures and

pain. Recognizing this, one should understand that he is accountable for his actions. No one can

escape from the consequences of his deeds. But anything can be achieved through God's grace.

Hence man should strive to win God's grace.

There are three types of actions: Sukarma, Vikarma and Akarma. Sukarma relates to good actions

which produce good results. Vikarma relates to bad actions which have bad consequences.

Akarma relates to the fruits of actions in previous lives. People who may have done no actions of any kind in their present lives may still suffer from the consequences of their actions in previous lives.

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Points to Ponder:   

Where does the Lord reside?